Hat-holder.



PATENTED SEPT. 27, 1904.

H. R. TUBMAN.

HAT HOLDER,

APPLIOATION FILED OUT. 7, 1903.

NO MODEL.

FIG. 2.

UNITED STATES Patented September 27, 1904.

PATENT OFFICE.

HAT-HOLDER.

JEEGIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 770,835, datedSeptember 27, 1904,

\ Application filed October '7, 1903.

T0 (ZZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, HATTIE ROBERTA TUB- MAN, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Baltimore city, in the State of Maryland, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Mirror-Supports andHat-Holders,of which the following is a specification sufficiently full,clear, and accurate as will enable persons skilled in the art to makeand use the same.

The object of my invention is the provision of means in theaters,churches,assembly-halls, and the like where the space is limited forsupporting a small mirror and for holding ladies and mens hats and othergarments, the said means to be adapted for attachment to some part ofthe fixed furniture and especially to the back of a seat.

Vtith this end in view my invention consists in certain novelties ofconstruction and in combinations and arrangements of parts, ashereinafter set forth and claimed.

It specifically consists in the combination, with the back of a seat, ofa mirror-support and hat-holder, the body portion thereof preferablybeing made of material which will not retain dust, dirt, or germs, andhence antiseptic, and the mirror preferably having its outer surfaceconvex or concavo-convex in crosssection, so as to reflect the entirehead of a person occupying a seat in therear of the seatback to whichthe mirror-support is afiixed.

The accompanying drawings illustrate three examples of the physicalembodiment of my invention constructed according to the best modes Ihave so far devised for the practical application of the principle.

Figure 1 shows a seat with a back in elevation, with the mirror-supportand holder attached, said support in this illustration having anornamental base-plate struck up in dies. Fig. 2 shows a chair with aladys hat secured to the support or holder, the crown of the hat beingplaced over the top of the mirror-support and a hat-pin passed throughthe hat and the body of the support. Fig. 3 is a view of themirror-support and holder detached from the chair. Fig. 4 is across-section of Fig. 3,

showing the shape and construction of the several elements whichcomprise the mirror-support and holder. Figs. 5 and 6 illustrate twoSeiial No. 176,110. (No model.)

examples of the body portion of the mirrorsupport and holder, which aremade of cast metal, the retaining-ring and mirror being removed in eachillustration.

Referring to Figs. 1, 2, 3, and 4, the numeral 1 designates atheater-chair of any suitable kind having an inclined back, as usual.

2 is the mirror-support and holder; 3, a base ring or plate; 4:,perforated ears, through which perforations are passed screws when it isdesired to secure the holder or support to the back of the chair; 5,woven wire of any suitable mesh cut out to shape and bent to the formshown by the figures of the drawings; 6, the rear ring or plate toreceive the rear edge of the wire body portion, said ring or plate beingstruck up in this instance between dies or otherwise fashioned; 7, thecircular groove within which is located the edge of the wire; 8, thefront ring or plate made substantially like the rear ring or plate; 9,the circular groove within which the front edge of the wire body portionis secured; 10, a concavo-convex mirror set at an angle to the rear basering or plate; 11, the retaining-ring for the mirror; 12, the flange ofthe ring which holds the mirror in place, and 13 is a brace extendingfrom the mirror to the rear ring or plate.

In Figs. 1, 2, 3, and 4 the body portion of the mirror-support consistsof woven wire and the edges thereof are secured within the circulargrooves of the base and front rings or plates by solder. Themirror-support and bolder, as shown upon the back of a .chair in Fig. 1,has a base ring or plate somewhat larger than that shown in Figs. 3 and4 and is of an ornamental character, being struck up between dies of anydesirable configuration.

Referring to Figs. 5 and 6, the numeral 3 designates the base ring orplate; 1, the perforated ears; 5, the open-work through which a hat-pinmay be passed, and 8, the front ring or plate. In these two figures thebody portion and front ring or plate are cast integral and may be madeof brass or other suitable metal or composition.

The mirror-support and holder shown in Fig. 6 differs from that shown inFig. 5 in having the spaces between the bars larger than those shown inthe said Fig. 5. The retaining-ring illustrated in Fig. 4 and the mirrorare in practice to be applied to the front ring or plate 8 in Figs. 5and 6 and secured by solder.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the drawings,it is obvious that I have produced a support for a mirror having a bodyportion which is adapted to receive a pin, and thus be used for holdinghats or other garments and which fulfils all the conditions set forth asthe purpose of my invention.

It will be observed that the mirror-support and holder as preferablyconstructed is of metal and that the woven wire or open-work will notretain dust or dirt, and thus it is antiseptic as compared with amirror-support made of vegetable or organic textile fabric. Moreover,the same being of metal it may cleaned or washed when necessary. Iprefer in practice to ornament the several parts of the mirror-supportand holder in various ways and styles, and also to plate, paint, orlacquer the several parts when so desired.

While I have shown on the drawings only three examples of the physicalembodiment of my invention, I do not thereby intend to limit its scopeto such examples, inasmuch as the principle may be embodied and. appliedto other forms and by other modes. I may vary the number of pieces andmake the body portion of any suitable reticulated material which willallow the mirror to be supported in a stable manner at an angle to thebase and also permit the passage of an ordinary hat-pin. Changes indimensions, shape, and location of parts may also be made andmodifications and substitutions introduced in practice withoutconstituting substantial departures.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination in a mirror-support, of

a rear metallic base, a front ring or plate set at an angle to the rearmetallic base, a body portion rigidly and immovably uniting the rearbase and front ring or plate throughout the circumference of theiredges, and a mirror secured. to the front ring or plate.

2. The combination in a mirror-support, of a rear metallic base-piece, afront ring set at an angle to the metallic base-piece, abody portionbetween the metallic base-piece and front ring consisting of reticulatedmaterial, and means for securing a mirror to the front ring.

3. The combination of a base-piece, a front ring set at an angle to thebase-piece, a body portion with openings uniting the base-piece andfront ring throughout the circumference of their edges, and aholding-ring, as 11, the whole constituting a static structure, insubstance as set forth.

4. The combination in a mirror-support and hat-holder, of a base-piece,a body portion of reticulated material, a metallic front piece set at anangle to the base-piece and secured to the reticulated material, amirror supported by the metallic front piece, and a ring for retainingthe mirror in place.

5. The combination of a base-piece, a body portion of woven wire securedto the basepiece, a mirror secured to the front portion of the wovenwire and located at an angle to the base-piece, and a retaining-ring forthe mirror; in substance as set forth.

6. The combination in a mirror-support, of a rear metallic base, a frontring or plate set at an angle to the rear metallic plate, a body portionuniting the rear metallic base and front ring or plate, and aconcavo-convex mirror secured to the front ring or'plate and located atan angle to the metallic base; in substance as set forth.

7. The combination in a mirror-support and hat-holder, of a reticulatedbody portion with its front and rear edges in planes at an angle to eachother; and a mirror secured to the front edge of the body portion; thesaid rear edge being adapted to be secured to the back of a chair, andthe mirror, when the holder is so attached, lying in a plane at an angleto the plane of the seat-back.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

HATTIE ROBERTA TUBMAN.

Witnesses:

I. W. RosENTHAL, M. FOLEY.

